A simple receiver?

[subskate]

Hey guys thanks for any help.

I'm looking to buy a 80w rms 5.1 amp/receiver for my pc. It's not going to have any other inputs other than the optical out from my pc so I dont need all the extra stuff most receivers have nowadays!

The speakers are "Recommended Amplifier Power Range 10 – 80 Watts" so less than 80w will also do. oh and 8Ω impedance (they're JBL control 1x's I think)

I've been looking around for a while now and there doesnt seem to be any market for this kinda gear especially cheap stuff (~200$).

Thanks
Nick

 

[MDS]

Nope, that's not how the receiver market works. Receivers are classified in tiers with each successive model offering a few more features and a whole lot more inputs at a higher price. It is not possible to configure a receiver with the bare minimum that you want.

If you just need a few digital inputs and 80 wpc, then you would be perfectly suited with one of the lower numbered models in any manufacturers line - the ones that retail between $300 and $500.

 

[sparky77]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=252-105

If you don't need dts processing, this one should work fine for you. I've had one for a couple months now and it would most certainly have the power you need. It also has to coaxial and one optical input.

 

[subskate]

guess that means ill have to save up a bit more then lol. my dad used to make amps so I might ask him though he only ever made dual channel ones. seing as i got the speakers free, I cant really complain!
got 6 of them from an old cinema I helped a mate tear down

 

[Rickster71]

I'll bet you'd be able to find one cheap at a pawn shop or thrift store.

 

[subskate]

there arent many pawn shops in the uk unfortunately and I dont know what a thrift store is ill have a look around though. thanks

 

[subskate]

Thanks sparky ill give that one a go me thinks. thanks again

 

[Rickster71]

there arent many pawn shops in the uk unfortunately and I dont know what a thrift store is ill have a look around though. thanks

Maybe they call them 'Second Hand Shops' in the UK? Just another name for 'used'.

 

[MDS]

Thrift store == Goodwill or Salvation Army or something like that. A place that buys at a very low price or accepts free donations and then resells the goods at a reduced price.

There are bargains galore at those kinds of places because often times the person donating/selling and/or the shop itself have no idea what they really have.

 

[subskate]

Oh right, we only really have charity shops here. things like this dont tend to end up there either, everyone recycles old elctrics nowadays. Wish there was more elctronic stuff over here if im honest, its hard to get half decent stuff for less than a couple of hundred

 

[Seth=L]

Oh right, we only really have charity shops here. things like this dont tend to end up there either, everyone recycles old elctrics nowadays. Wish there was more elctronic stuff over here if im honest, its hard to get half decent stuff for less than a couple of hundred

I would buy a lower line Teac in your case, they should be available in the UK. I don't know if Sherwood is available in the UK. The two are very comparable.